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9920058

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate hormonal change before the onset of male puberty, we measured LH and FSH in serum samples drawn every 20 min for 24 h and measured testosterone hourly for 24 h. Forty-six boys (32 prepubertal and 14 pubertal) of short stature, between 4.4-19.3 yr of age, participated in this study. LH and FSH were measured using a time-resolved immunofluorometric assay, and testosterone was measured using high sensitivity RIA capable of detecting a testosterone concentration of 0.01 ng/mL. Diurnal rhythms of LH, FSH, and testosterone were apparent in all subjects, including those aged 4-5 yr. Serum LH and FSH concentrations showed night-day variation in a pulsatile fashion. The serum testosterone concentration was elevated at early morning in all subjects. Mean 24-h LH, FSH, and testosterone concentrations of prepubertal subjects who did not attain puberty for at least 3 yr were 0.10 U/L, 0.63 U/L, and 0.06 ng/mL, respectively, whereas those of prepubertal subjects who attained puberty within 1 yr (0.54 U/L, 1.68 U/L, and 0.10 ng/mL, respectively) were significantly higher. Furthermore, mean 24-h LH, FSH, and testosterone concentrations increased with developing puberty. All of the 46 subjects showed positive cross-correlation between the LH and testosterone time series. The mean lag time from the LH to the testosterone time series in the prepubertal subjects who attained puberty within 1 yr (4.7 +/- 2.4 h, mean +/- SD) was shorter than that in the prepubertal subjects who attained puberty after at least 3 yr (7.3 +/- 2.2 h). This lag time decreased with developing puberty, plateauing at 1.4 +/- 0.9 h at midpuberty. Thus, the diurnal rhythms of LH, FSH, and testosterone already exist at 4-5 yr of age; serum LH, FSH, and testosterone levels increase before the onset of puberty; and a time delay is observed between the LH and testosterone time series that decreases before the onset of puberty.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Diurnal rhythms of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and testosterone secretion before the onset of male puberty.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't